2017 insignificantly higher - EU milk production milk prices with potential to increase In the short preview on the development of the EU milk market in the year 2017 the Commission estimates a major increase of milk production by 0.2%. For the current year, a result of + 0.6 to come out in the average %. The dairy delivery moves back into the small context of + 0.6 and 0.5%, respectively. In the year 2014 which experienced delivery quantities an above- 4.5% because of the attractive prices. The average delivery rate in EU rises to 93.7%, however with large variations between the EU Member States up to 60% primarily in CEECthe amount of milk is reached despite decrease in the cow by 23.1 22.8 million animals. Performance per cow is sufficiently large enough 7,108 kg per cow per year, to compensate for the effect of the reduced cow stock. Use in the fresh milk is stagnating. The consumption in the internal market shows very little movement for years. Milk products, cheese in the forefront stands. The production should exceed 2017 first 10 million tonnes. The increase observed for years should be rd 1%. Domestic consumption is estimated high 0.9%. Exports to rise by 2%. The self-sufficiency rate will remain unchanged at 108%. Whole milk powder is classified by the EU Commission with regard to production and use unchanged. The self-sufficiency rate remains high with 222%. In the case of Magermilchpulver are however expected a considerable production decline of - 4.9%. The accumulated intervention stocks that must first be scaled back in the next few years are background. Hope is placed on a rising export of + 18%. At least several years self-sufficiency is can be withdrawn from 210 to 193%. Butter production is estimated to increase by + 1%. The export increases of 25% in the current year should not again be achieved. It is from + 8% for 2017. The self-sufficiency rate falls back to 108%. The recent price developments show strong gains in butter, in the top quarter of the multiannual bandwidth project. The rising prices for cheese and full-cream milk powder have reached not quite the long-term average. Rear light remains skimmed-milk powder. The raw material value of butter and skimmed-milk powder the usual flow behavior with rd. 32 ct / kg compared with producer prices with current rd. 27 ct / kg in the EU average shows. Could stabilize milk prices at a somewhat higher level from The perspective of the EU , but the price depends decisively with International Trade Affairs .
